Fabulous Fall Color
Plants that put on a spectacular autumn show with vibrant foliage, seed heads, or late-season blooms. Most people associate Fall color with trees and shrubs, but many perennial grasses and forbs light up their chemical pigments as the days shorten and they begin to go dormant. Extend the season with plants that don't fade quietly—they go out in a blaze of glory.
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Tall Thimbleweed (Anemone Virginiana) -
Maximilian Sunflower (Helianthus Maximiliani) -
Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) -
Smooth Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum Biflorum) -
Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) -
Virginia Wild Rye (Elymus Virginicus) -
Hairy Wood Mint (Blephilia hirsuta) -
Orange Coneflower (Rudbeckia Fulgida) -
Old Field Goldenrod (Solidago Nemoralis) -
Big-leaf Aster (Eurybia Macrophylla) -
Arrowleaf Aster (Symphyotruchum Urophyllum) -
Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) -
Tall Larkspur (Delphinium Exaltatum) -
Heart-leaved Alexanders (Zizia aptera) -
Prairie Sage (Artemisia Ludoviciana) -
Prairie Dock (Silphium Terebinthinaceum) -
Large-Flowered Beardtongue (Penstemon Grandiflorus) -
Ox Eye (Heliopsis Helianthoides) -
Ninebark (Physocarpus Opulifolius) -
Blue Wood Aster (Symphyotrichum Cordifolium) -
False Aster (False Aster) -
Crowned Beggarticks (Bidens trichosperma) -
Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum Lateriflorum) -
June Grass (Koeleria Macrantha)